Panel to discuss new urbanism

Leadership Beaufort Alumni Association will host a panel discussion examining the way we design, build and invest in our community and how we may do things differently in the future, with an emphasis on "New Urbanism."

The event begins with a cash bar and light hors d'oeuvres at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the lounge of the Hilton Garden Inn. The panel discussion begins at 6 p.m. Panelists will include architect Michael Frederick, County Planning Commission chairman Jim Hicks, developer Dick Stewart and a representative from the Congress of New Urbanism.